Drilling on Federal Lands

Just recently the other day I was looking around the internet trying to figure out policies for are upcoming senate race since I am having a tough time deciding if I want to vote for Heidi Heitkamp or Rick Berg so I researched their policies, and while reading what they were for and against I seen the issue offshore drilling and drilling on federal lands which Heidi was neutral on, and Rick Berg was actually all for it. Which made me wonder what would happen to our country if are president and senators are for drilling on federal lands. 

After looking into some of the laws and policies it shows that if Governor Romney gets elected president he will try to pass a law that leaves federal drilling up to the state, which is bad, but I think it gives us more of a voice when our state gets to choose wether we want to drill on federal lands or not. My reason for this topic would be to show if drilling on federal land is the right thing or the wrong thing, and what will be some of the drawbacks to doing this. Honestly if you look at the facts in my opinion drilling on federal lands is just flat stupid since most of our federal lands either consist of national parks, wildlife refuges, or bureau of land management which is all land that helps conserve our countries natural resources wether this means helping the environment by having an area with trees and hiking trails or having an area which is home to and supports many different forms of wildlife. If our future president does vote to allow the states the right to allow or not allow drilling on federal lands it honestly probably won't effect North Dakota federal lands to much, but the big affect this law will have is on the Arctic National wildlife refuge, which has millions of acres of oil rich land that is home and habitat for many forms of wildlife. It my opinion this would be horrible and I know for a fact if we ever did open up the Arctic National Refuge for oil drilling that our nation would regret this and in the long term realize just how important our wildlife and environment actually is to us. Their should be no reason that it takes running our natural resources to realize this is bad for are country wether it means drilling in the arctic or any refuge or BMA land, either way they both help out are wildlife and habitat. For everyone out their what is your opinion on this issue and how do you feel this will affect our nation and state if it all, either way it will be an interesting next few years to see what happens with this law.

Upcoming elections are heating up as it gets closer to November

I have recently been thinking a lot lately about November's upcoming election and how this year's election is going to be a huge decision for are country and for our state of North Dakota as we are electing a senate seat and are also  a governor position is also up for election. First we have our governor position which honestly looks like it will be a close call but it looks to me like jack our current governor is doing a good job with our state, and I am firm believer that if nothings wrong don't fix it. Our next race is Rick berg vs. Heidi Heitkamp which has really turned into a very dirty social media bashing, as the ads keep going back and fourth. I did say earlier why change something if it seems to be good be my opinion is that Rick Berg just seems like another republican thats main goal is to fight for his party and not his state. I recent ads by the democratic party it shows that Rick Berg voted against the highway two project which was much needed in western North Dakota, but then theirs Heidi who supports Obama and his policies like Obama care which might be a really bad thing for our nation. Either way you look at it both of theses candidates have their negatives and both have their positives, but either way the winner of this election will have a huge impact on our state. Finally, the most important election this year is going to be the presidential election were you have Mitt Romney going up against President Obama. This election is very important and could really effect our state as we our in a massive oil boom and Mitt Romney is all for exploring our natural resources while Obama is laid back and not as aggressive with oil production, which in turn could have big impact on our oil patch in western North Dakota. I am hostly not a huge fan of politics but these elections are very important, and could really change our nation for better or worse, the question you have to ask yourself is do you reelect a man who has done nothing in his first term or do you elect i guy with some good views but the downfall is he is a morman which is a really powerful religion which could be really scary electing someone that is that involved in such a powerful religion. all in all their are many different views out their and lets hep we pick the right per on cause these elections will really make a big impact on our state and country.

Pheasant numbers are way up as ND pheasant opener is set for October 13th

For those who don't already know this, North Dakota is a state where many of us enjoy the nature and the beauty of are great outdoors, wether this means hunting, fishing, camping, or just out bird watching, as our state is admired for its abundance of open land that is home to many forms of wildlife. So for that reason this weekend on October 13th our second favorite unofficial holiday behind deer gun opener is set to upon up this Saturday, many already now what I am talking about, but for those who don't know what I am talking about it is the North Dakota ringneck pheasant opener. While this is always a favorite holiday it might be better  this year as the last four winters were really bad, which means poor survival and low pheasant number, as many pheasants are short lived and easily die during bad winters due to starvation or lack of thermal cover. But this year is going to be much better because we had one of our best winters on record, which usually means a good start to comeback on our current pheasant population. If you are not originally from North Dakota you probably didn't know ND has one of the better pheasant populations in the U.S, which is going  to be a great year as most reports and newspaper read that the pheasant population has jumped up over 50% which makes this year a great year to be out in the North Dakota outdoors enjoying are great hunting opportunities, with that being said have a great and safe 2012 pheasant opener.

2012 presidential debate

If you were tuned into the television last night theirs a good chance that you caught some of the presidential debate as election time is rolling around the corner, as this November we as americans will have the choice to elect are next president which is mainly between Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney as the chances that one of the independent candidates gets elected is very unlikely as it has never happened before, their has been years were Ralph Nadar has got a good amount of votes but nothing ever close to winning. Usually the votes that the independent party candidates gets just hurts, and takes away votes from the republican and democratic candidates. That is the main reseon why the debate is between the republican and democratic parties. If you were one of the millions of viewers that tuned into the debate you probably thought the same thing as me, and that was holy crap Romney is kicking some serious butt. It seemed like every question Obama asked Romney or criticized him about Romney did a flawless of answering it and turing it around on Obama, last night Romney was smooth and graceful as he answered every question with composure, as by the end of the debate he had Obama looking like a fool. Even the democratic reporters and TV stations said that Romney clearly walked away with the first debate, which many people think could swing the polls in the favor of Mitt Romney. On the other hand how hard is it for Romney to win a debate against a president who has done nothing write in his first term, as he has made many mistakes and hasn't followed through with many of his promises, while Romney has never been in the spotlight making bad decisions which doesn't give Obama much ammo against Romney. So my question too you is do you think it is easier for the new nominee to debate and in your opinion who do you feel won the first debate.